Archive for October, 2011
Sectional soccer: Amherst scores goal with 4 seconds left in second OT
AMHERST — When the time comes to list the area’s all-time most thrilling soccer matches, Monday’s classic between Amherst and Strongsville will show up near the top. In an electrifying finish, the Comets’ Josh Birkline scored with four seconds left in the second sudden-death overtime period to nip Strongsville, 2-1. The winner came on a [...]
Sectional soccer: Avon boys hold off Avon Lake rally
AVON — Area boys soccer coaches have talked all season about how difficult the Division I district featuring seven Lorain County teams and three of Cuyahoga County’s top squads would be. The last five days have proven them prophetic. Avon — fresh off a penalty-kick victory over Westlake in the sectional final last Thursday — [...]
Poll: 57 percent of Ohio voters want SB 5 repealed
COLUMBUS — A new poll ahead of next month’s election finds growing opposition to an Ohio law limiting the bargaining rights of 350,000 public sector workers. A Quinnipiac University Poll taken Oct. 17-23 found 57 percent of registered voters support repealing Senate Bill 5, compared with 32 percent who support the law Republican Gov. John [...]
‘Joe the Plumber’ to announce decision on Congressional bid today
TOLEDO — It looks like Joe the Plumber is about to become Joe the Candidate. The Ohio man who became a household name after questioning Barack Obama about his economic policies during the 2008 presidential campaign will announce Tuesday whether he plans to run for Congress in Ohio. Samuel “Joe” Wurzelbacher already has filed the [...]
Judge rejects Alison Sweany’s request for reduced sentence
ELYRIA — A county judge has rejected Alyson Sweany’s request to reduce the prison sentence she is serving for her role in the death of her son, Jesse Crum Jr. Sweany’s lawyer, Paul Griffin, had asked Lorain County Common Pleas Judge James Miraldi to reduce the sentence from four years to three years, arguing that [...]
Lorain Council considers mandate to hire locally
LORAIN — What are you doing to create jobs? Councilman Bret Schuster, D-4th, said it’s the most frequent question he and fellow Council members hear from constituents. Schuster’s response is to propose a law mandating the hiring Lorain or Lorain County companies and residents for city projects worth $100,000 or more. The city currently considers [...]
Pills, cocaine confiscated in Turnpike busts
ELYRIA — State troopers seized $100,000 worth of cocaine and more than 300 prescription drugs in separate incidents from drivers along the Ohio Turnpike on Friday. Troopers nabbed a kilo of cocaine after pulling over a Kia Optima around 12:20 p.m. near mile marker 134 for following too closely, according to the patrol. The trooper [...]
Investigation done into death of Army recruit
VERMILION — One of the investigations into the death of 20-year-old Army recruit Glenni “Glenn” Wilsey V, who died of a heart attack March 3 after dieting to enlist in the Army, is completed and being reviewed by attorneys, according to a spokesman for U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur, D-Toledo. The report has been completed, and [...]
Jack Hanna urges tough Ohio rules on exotic animals
COLUMBUS — Jack Hanna has urged a state panel to draw up strict rules for owning exotic animals in Ohio, where a man set loose more than 50 animals last week and then killed himself. TV personality Hanna, the former Columbus Zoo director, says he told a working committee during its closed-door meeting on Monday [...]
Fire grant bill could benefit Oberlin College
College dormitories could become a little safer if Congress passes a law that would authorize funds to provide competitive matching grants to install sprinklers, fire alarms and other fire prevention mechanisms in student housing, according to two members of Congress from Northeast Ohio. U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Avon, and U.S. Rep. Marcia Fudge, D-Cleveland, Monday [...]
Police log for Oct. 25, 2011
Lorain police Friday, Oct. 21 2:43 p.m. – 3300 block Cleveland Blvd., Terra Kay Blinco, 31, charged with domestic violence. Saturday, Oct. 22 11:21 a.m. — 1100 block W. 11th St., James R. Herrell, 21, 1100 block W. 11th St., Lorain, arrested and charged with domestic violence. Herrell is accused of punching his girlfriend, who [...]
Browns notes: Dawson suffered thigh bruise against Seattle
BEREA — Phil Dawson kicked the winning field goal Sunday with an injured right leg. Dawson suffered a thigh bruise early in the game, coach Pat Shurmur said Monday. Dawson made a 52-yarder in the second quarter, then broke a 3-3 tie with a 53-yarder in the fourth quarter of the 6-3 win over Seattle. [...]
Critter Chronicles: Toby & friends
Toby has a sad tale to tell along with his housemates. They were all surrendered to the shelter because their home was destroyed in a fire. All the pugs are very social and super friendly. They get along fine with other dogs and love to watch TV. All have excellent house manners. Toby is 12 [...]
Cecil C. Anderson
Cecil C. Anderson, 73, of Lorain, died peacefully Tuesday, October 18, 2011 of lung cancer during his hospitalization at the Cleveland Clinic. He was born May 12, 1938 in Richmond, Virginia to Bernice and Marie (Meese) Anderson. Cecil enlisted in the U.S. Army in 1955 and served three years, including a deployment to Korea for [...]
Robert “Bob” E. Bolden
Robert “Bob” E. Bolden, 60, and a resident of Grafton, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Admirals Pointe Nursing Home in Huron, following a lengthy illness. He was born May 13, 1951, in Amherst. Robert was raised in the Amherst and Wellington area and graduated from Keystone High School in the class of 1969. [...]
William W. Dieterich
William W. Dieterich, 91, of Lorain, died Friday, October 21, 2011 at St. Anthony Inpatient Hospice in Crown Point, Indiana. He was born May 16, 1920 in Lorain and had resided in Lorain most of his life. He had recently moved to Crown Point, Indiana to live with his daughter, Elayne. William was a graduate [...]
Mr. Charles David Dolamore
Mr. Charles David Dolamore, 78, of Lake City, Florida, passed away early Friday morning, October 21, 2011 at his residence, following an extended illness. A native of Elyria, Mr. Dolamore had been a resident of Lake City since 1999 having moved there from Houston, Texas. Mr. Dolamore graduated in 1951 from the Elyria District Catholic [...]
Joseph P. Kandra
Joseph P. Kandra, 78, passed away suddenly on Monday, October 24, 2011, at his home in Elyria. Joseph was born on February 10, 1933 in Cleveland, and lived in Lake Milton, Ohio, before settling in Elyria for the past 35 years. After graduating high school, Joseph joined the U.S. Army, becoming a Gunnery Sergeant, stationed [...]
Earl J. “Bud” Lovell, Jr.
Earl J. “Bud” Lovell, Jr., 88, of North Ridgeville and Elyria, died Sunday, October 23, 2011 at Life Care Center of Elyria, following a long illness. He was born in Rocky River and lived in North Ridgeville, before relocating to Belleview, Florida, where he was a horse breeder for 40 years. Earl retired in 1997 [...]
David E. Motta
David E. Motta, 53, of Carey and formerly of Grafton, died Sunday, October 23, 2011 at his residence, following a brief illness. He was born January 29, 1958 in Oberlin, to Edward S. and Helen I. (Dugar) Motta. David graduated from The Ohio State University in 1981 with a bachelor’s degree in Agricultural Economics. He [...]
Paul Revels
Paul Revels, 78, of Lorain, passed away peacefully in the Good Samaritan Nursing Home, following a long illness. He was born in Lorain on October 24, 1932. Mr. Revels was a self employed skilled concrete finisher, he worked for many local companies and had operated a gas station in Elyria. He enjoyed being around his [...]
Emma A. Rado Smith
Emma A. Rado Smith, 87, of Grayson, Georgia, passed away Sunday, October 23, 2011. Mrs. Smith was a member at New Hope Baptist Church. She is survived by her sons and daughters-in-law, Lawrence E. and Ellen Smith of Ft. Myers, Florida, Edward and Jeannie Smith of Grayson, Georgia, Dan and Sarah Smith of Lawrenceville, Georgia; [...]
Ralph R. Strohsack
Ralph R Strohsack, 90, of Elyria, passed away Saturday, October 1, 2011 at the Louis Stokes Medical Center in Cleveland, following a brief illness. He was born in Lorain on September 2, 1921 and had been a lifelong resident of Lorain County. Ralph was the owner/manager of Strohsacks Floor Finishing in Elyria. He proudly served [...]
Browns: Kicker Phil Dawson won game despite thigh bruise
BEREA – Browns kicker Phil Dawson’s winning performance Sunday became even more impressive today when coach Pat Shurmur divulged Dawson suffered a thigh bruise early in the 6-3 win over the Seahawks. “He gutted it out pretty good,” Shurmur said, who didn’t know the specific play when Dawson was hurt. Dawson made 52- and 53-yard [...]
Oberlin displays flags representing students’ countries
Flags representing the countries from which Oberlin College has had students in attendance over the years are displayed Sunday on Tappan Square.